Form a Wildfire Mitigation working group between Towns, WDNR and USFS. The primary task of this group will be to coordinate and lead plan implementation efforts.

Towns, WDNR, USFS

Immediately following plan adoption

Education Programs for Children & Young Adults

Work with the Drummond School District (or others) to adapt the WDNR's "Take Smokey Camping!" Campaign as part of the annual fire education program.

Drummond, VFD,

WDNR,

USFS

Spring 2006

Education Programs for Children & Young Adults

Work with the Drummond School District Administration to develop curriculum for annual fire education program. Integrate wildfire mitigation into "Fire Prevention Week."

Approach Drummond schools

Fire chiefs, WDNR and USFS work together to develop activity oriented wildfire hazard program for inclusion in "Fire Prevention Week" held during the second week of October.

WDNR, Towns, USFS

Initiate in 2006

Engage Drummond School District in discussion about creating a Wildfire Hazard/Risk Assessment Project as part of the school's science curriculum. Pattern after the Stillwater, MN & MDNR Firewise success story.

Provide additional information on wildfire hazards along with the WDNR hazard assessment packets.

WDNR

2006

Encourage Potawatomi Estates to become a recognized Firewise Community.

WDNR, Barnes FD

2008

Education Programs for adults and landowners

Continue to seek opportunities for presentation at adult group meetings.

Towns, WDNR, USFS

Spring 2006

Host an annual "Firewise Clean-Up Week" held in the spring to encourage landowners to create defensible space around their homes. Specific demonstration projects may be designed and utilized to educate residents about longer-term investments they could make to increase fire safety.

Towns, WDNR, USFS, Bayfield County

2006

Add CWPP and Firewise information to government and agency web sites, along with relevant information on escape routes and ongoing mitigation activities.

Towns

2006

Enforcement of rules & regulations

Provide a brief summary of the CWPP to all households (5-6 pages).

WDNR, USFS

Ongoing

Continue aggressive enforcement of State and Federal forest fire laws.

WDNR

Ongoing

Explore further restrictions on burning permits.

Towns

Ongoing

As part of local subdivision review/approval process, new or proposed subdivisions should be reviewed by the responding Fire Departments for comment.

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